- [examining a mutilated piece of meat]
- Richard Tarbell: Could roaches do that?
- Homer: Yeah, if they had a knife and fork.
- [Dr. Hubbard has fallen in love with the man-eating roaches]
- Dr. Morgan Hubbard: I so admire their ability to reproduce without the contribution of their male counterpart.
- [Mayor Johnson tries to stem island-wide panic caused by the roaches' attacks]
- Elias Johnson: I'm sorry but you're just going to have to trust me.